投機取巧 (tau4 gei1 ceoi2 haau2): to gain advantage by any means, fair or foul | Cantonese Dictionary | YumCha

tau4 gei1 ceoi2 haau2投機取巧投机取巧

Jyutpingtau4 gei1 ceoi2 haau2

Yaletàuh gēi chéui háu

Definition

to gain advantage by any means, fair or foul; to be opportunistic; to be full of tricks

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T1High level

T2High rising

T3Mid level

T4Low falling

T5Low rising

T6Low level

More words

teoi3 faa3(of insects) to undergo metamorphosis; to metamorphose

teoi1 tong4to offer excuses (colloquial)

tin5 mit6to wipe out; to exterminate

to4to carry on the back; a burden; to conceive ; to get sb into trouble

taam3 san1 zi2to bend forward

桃園三結義桃园三结义

tou4 jyun4 saam1 git3 ji6Oath of the Peach Garden, sworn by Liu Bei 劉備|刘备[Liu2 Bei4], Zhang Fei 張飛|张飞[...

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